Who we are
We are a non-profit Federation of 136 Mediterranean NGOs for Environment and Sustainable Development
What we do
We act as a technical and political platform for the intervention of NGOs in the Mediterranean scene
Our mission
Our mission is to protect the Natural Environment and Cultural Heritage and promote Sustainable Development in a peaceful Mediterranean
Our story
For more than twenty years we have been catalyzing synergies, joining forces & building bridges in the Euro-Mediterranean area
Latest News
YouthXChange in the Mediterranean: the Jordan events, 8-9 May, Amman, Jordan. A project to challenge our consumption behaviors and inspire responsible consumer choices.
Global natural resources are deteriorating partly due to consumption patterns. One fifth of the global population is consumption happy youth and it is this target group that the youthXchange (YXC) global campaign addresses. It was initiated by UNESCO and UNEP in 2002.
ENVI vote in favour of a precautionary approach in relation to nanomaterials in food
At the second reading vote (with 42 votes in favor, 2 against and 3 abstentions) on the amendments to the Council’s position on the Regulation on Novel Foods that took place on the 4th of May 2010, the Environment Committee MEPs reaffirmed their determination to ensure that certain safety and labeling requirements are in place for authorizing food produced with the aid of nanotechnologies.
MIO-ECSDE’s participation at the First Meeting of Technical Experts on the Ecosystem Approach by UNEP/MAP, Rome, 8-9 April 2010.
MIO-ECSDE represented by Ms. Thomais Vlachogianni participated at the First Meeting of Technical Experts on the Ecosystem Approach, held on 8-9 April 2010 at ISPRA premises in Rome, Italy. The main objective of the meeting was to take stock of the assessments being prepared by UNEP/MAP with the support of national and regional experts
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